Recent Episodes
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Markdown with Redcarpet Other translations:
Redcarpet is an easy-to-use gem which interprets Markdown. In this episode we show how to customize it and add syntax highlighting through Pygments and Albino.
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Resque Other translations:
Resque creates background jobs using Redis. It supports multiple queue and comes with an administration interface for monitoring and managing the queues.
Tags: plugins background-jobs
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Authentication in Rails 3.1 Other translations:
Here we show three new features in Rails 3.1 that will help with authentication: easier HTTP Basic, SecurePassword in the database, and forcing SSL.
Tags: rails-31 authentication
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Template Inheritance Other translations:
In Rails 3.1 the controller inheritance also applies to the view layer. Here I show how to add an application template which is shared by all views, and a lookup path for overriding templates based on the subdomain.
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SASS Basics Other translations:
Sass extends CSS with variables, nesting, mixins and more. Here I show how to convert plain CSS to SCSS in a Rails 3.1 app.
Tags: rails-31
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CoffeeScript Basics Other translations:
CoffeeScript allows you to write JavaScript in a concise, elegant fashion. In this episode we convert JavaScript code to CoffeeScript in a Rails 3.1 app.
Tags: rails-31
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HTTP Streaming Other translations:
HTTP Streaming allows the browser to start processing the HTML response while the Rails app is still processing the rest of the request.
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Rails 3.1 Overview Other translations:
This is the first episode in a series covering Rails 3.1. Here we show how to install the beta and show some of the new features.
Tags: rails-31
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Guard Other translations:
Guard watches files and runs a command after a file is modified. This allows you to automatically run tests in the background, restart your development server, reload the browser, and more.
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Client-side Validations Other translations:
Showing validation errors inline as the user is filling out the form can lead to a better use experience. Learn how to do this using the Client Side Validations gem.